After years of elevated inflation, the outlook heading into 2026 is anything but straightforward.

A Danville man accused of stabbing another man earlier this year was sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count in the case against him.

TikTok on Thursday signed a deal to sell U.S. assets to three U.S. investors: Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX.

Rebecca Hickman from the Citizens for Animal Rescue and Adoption (C.A.R.A.) in Tilton joins us for Pet on the Set with Zane. He is a big love bug and needs a new home to give him lots of cuddles!

The White House announced Friday that nine additional pharmaceutical companies have agreed to follow President Trump’s “most favored nation” (MFN) drug pricing policy, with some of the companies throwing in several months’ worth of emergency drug supplies.

The newest Captain promoted in the Decatur Fire Department is making history for the city.

Federal investigators sifting through the wreckage of a business jet that crashed in North Carolina and killed retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his family, and three others are trying to figure out who was flying the plane and what caused it to return to the airport soon after takeoff.

A Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district attorney filed a motion to dismiss claims that the district should be held liable for the alleged sexual misconduct carried out by a suspended teacher.

Authorities say the man responsible for both Saturday’s deadly shooting at Brown University and Monday’s killing of an MIT professor has been found dead in New Hampshire, Nexstar’s WPRI confirmed Thursday night.

A program in Vermilion County schools thought it had funding for the next three and a half years, but a recent cut has them unsure if they’re able to continue serving students at two schools in the new year.

As Ebertfest faces an uncertain future, one thing is certain: the film event will return to Champaign for one final time.

A building in Paris was quickly emptied after the rear wall of the structure unexpectedly collapsed.

The Justice Department on Friday publicly released a portion of the Epstein files in response to a law that garnered near unanimous support from both parties in Congress.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not be releasing the full Epstein files to Congress Friday as required under new legislation, instead sending over a partial batch.

Two Decatur men were arrested this month for their alleged roles in a human trafficking case.

Kristin Cabot, the woman caught embracing her boss on the Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert, says she’s been harassed online, over the phone and in person since a clip of the incident went viral this summer.

Starting in 2026, Illinois middle school students will have the opportunity to get a head start on their high school education. https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/new-illinois-law-allows-middle-schoolers-to-earn-high-school-credits-without-moving-schools/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

Ford is recalling more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away.

The Danville Area Community College is taking another step to promote student safety on campus.

BREAKING: Illinois’ Head Wrestling Coach is on indefinite administrative leave as of Friday, Illinois Athletics announced.

A building in Paris was quickly emptied after the rear wall of the structure unexpectedly collapsed.

The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a Springfield shots-fired incident. https://www.wcia.com/news/sangamon-county/sangamon-co-sheriffs-office-seeking-tips-on-identity-of-shots-fired-suspect/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

It has been 365 days since a father has heard from his children, and friends have heard from their loved ones. On Dec. 18, 2024, a mother, brother and sister were shot and killed at their Mahomet home.

Records from Ohio University indicate that Brian Smith, the school’s former football coach, was fired, in part, for an affair with an undergraduate student.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (BGCCIL) has announced that it plans to reopen three school-based after-school club sites beginning in the new year.

Amazon is expressing anger and regret after a man delivering packages for the company was caught on home security video stealing a family’s cat in a Los Angeles suburb.

The United Way of Champaign County is announcing a new community partnership to boost literacy rates, called “Books with Barbers.”

A Colorado family’s giant inflatable Santa Claus briefly earned them a spot on their HOA’s naughty list this season.

We have all been on pins and needles, wanting to find out who won the National Corn Growers Association’s yield contest this year. Now we know.

TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States.

Sidney's oldest American Legion member received a special honor on Thursday.https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/central-il-wwii-veteran-receives-special-recognition-for-his-service/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

Two new phone scams are circulating in Macon County, the Sheriff’s Office warned. One of them even invokes the name of a real Sheriff’s Lieutenant.

Freezing temperatures in Champaign recently caused a sprinkler pipe to burst at a University of Illinois dorm hall.

One year after a triple murder shocked the Mahomet community, many people still have questions surrounding the events of that December night.

More than 81,000 deer were harvested during firearm deer season in Illinois this year.

The 21-year-old suspect in both a Mattoon arson case and an animal cruelty case pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

Officers with the Champaign Police Department responded to two separate shots fired calls — one each day — over the weekend.

The man accused of stabbing three Champaign first responders in September has been found fit to stand trial. https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/champaign-man-accused-of-stabbing-3-first-responders-fit-to-stand-trial/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Greg Biffle died in a plane crash in Statesville, North Carolina on Thursday alongside his wife, son, daughter and three others, according to a statement released by NASCAR.

Four people were arrested and given notices to appear in court after an argument between a Decatur bar patron and the DJ led to an employee displaying a gun.

The Coast Guard will remove divisive language from its new workplace harassment policy that downgraded the definition of swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday.

The City of Champaign Township is one step closer to appointing its next supervisor. This comes after the former City of Champaign Township Supervisor, Kyle Patterson, announced that he planned to resign from his role in November, giving the town board 60 days to fill the position.

A business jet with ties to retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed at a North Carolina airport on Thursday morning, erupting into flames on the tarmac.

The Danville Area Community College board of trustees is set to vote on the introduction of the school’s own police department Thursday.

President Donald Trump could sign an executive order as soon as Thursday that would reclassify marijuana, potentially reshaping life for millions of Americans.

A referendum has been approved to appear on a 2026 ballot looking to establish a Champaign County library district.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans.

The Vermillion County animal shelter was going about business as usual, when someone dropped off an animal they haven’t seen in two decades.

A Boston-area man was sentenced Thursday to life in a Massachusetts state prison for the grisly murder of his wife, who disappeared nearly three years ago and whose body has never been found.

Champaign Central High School is apologizing after a letter was sent to parents in error, indicating that face coverings would be banned from being worn in the school.